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Modern Décor: Transforming the Look of an Old Bathroom in Minutes

Modern Décor: Transforming the Look of an Old Bathroom in Minutes
It can be frustrating to look at home décor magazines and watch home makeover television shows where the bathrooms are all fabulous –the ones with marble topped bath vanities and multiple shower heads, beautiful bath furniture and other lavish appointments. Sometimes it feels like you are stuck with a bathroom that’s mediocre and you can…
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Fashion Forward Bathrooms

Fashion Forward Bathrooms
You see them in all the fancy home décor magazines – fashion forward bathrooms with vessel sinks, towel warmers and other spa-like amenities…wouldn’t it be nice to be able to enjoy those same amenities in your own home? There’s no need to be stuck with a lackluster shower, cracked caddy or dated vanity; when you…
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Practical Bath Décor: Commonly Overlooked Items

Practical Bath Décor: Commonly Overlooked Items
The bathroom is perhaps the most heavily trafficked room in any home; it needs to perform well 24 hours a day. Proper bathroom lighting is an important part of any bathroom and something which is often overlooked. Other commonly overlooked items include things like hand held shower heads, a bath or shower stool and a…
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Modern Bathrooms: Using Available Bath Products

Modern Bathrooms: Using Available Bath Products
If you feel your bathroom is looking a bit dated it may be time to shop for a new look – there are hundreds of great bath products available that you may not be aware of, especially if you have not shopped lately. Even the classic bathroom health scale has been updated – modern scales…
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Luxurious Bathrooms

Luxurious Bathrooms
You may have experienced a fabulous bathroom in an upscale hotel or exclusive resort – perhaps the bathroom faucets were gold-plated or the shower featured multiple showerheads from both the walls and the ceiling or the bathtub had a whirlpool feature. Hotel amenities such as towel and robe warmers are fantastic; what you may not…
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Gracious Bath & Powder Rooms

Gracious Bath & Powder Rooms
Decorating the bath or powder room can be a great opportunity to create a relaxing oasis where you can truly get away from it all – a place to powder your nose or soak and relax in a long, hot bath. Even if the vanities are a bit dated or the porcelain fixtures are not…
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Practical Bath Décor: Eliminating Potential Hazards

Practical Bath Décor: Eliminating Potential Hazards
The bathroom is one of the most heavily trafficked rooms in any home and it needs to perform well 24 hours a day. This means bath faucets should not leak, toilets should not run and the drains should operate properly. It also means the clutter should be confined – with high humidity and moisture the…
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Modern Bath Décor: The Choice between Fashion and Function

Modern Bath Décor: The Choice between Fashion and Function
Bathrooms have changed over the years – the focus used to be on function but now fashion is just as important – a stylish bathroom is standard issue in most modern homes. Light fixtures and wall sconces tend to be more fashionable, wall and window treatments more stylish and so on – the list of…
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Functional & Fashionable Bathrooms

Functional & Fashionable Bathrooms
First and foremost a bathroom needs to be functional with all systems operational and safe; the bath cabinets should be secure, the sink should not leak and the floors should not be slippery. The basics are important but it’s also nice to have a bathroom which is attractive and relaxing to use – one featuring…
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Bath & Powder Room Décor

Bath & Powder Room Décor
It used to be that the bathroom was decorated in a muted pink or blue pastel; the general look and feel was something akin to a hospital with only the most subtle hints of color and virtually no décor. Today the trend is to make the bathroom as spa-like as possible, complete with a shower…
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